Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-12022 - Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Advantech WebAccess Node, Version 8.4.4 and prior, Version 9.0.0. An improper validation vulnerability exists that could allow an attacker to inject specially crafted input into memory where it can be executed.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.